Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” reached number one on the US singles chart in 1982 after being written for Rocky III. The song became closely associated with perseverance and sporting achievement, outgrowing its film role to become a lasting pop-culture anthem.

Sylvester Stallone initially wanted Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”, but Queen declined permission, prompting Survivor’s Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik to create a new track. Stallone contributed edits to the draft, and the finished song spent six weeks atop Billboard’s Hot 100, also reached number one in the UK and won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance.